Tyra proves on show that they are real

NEW YORK (AP) -- Talk about keeping it real: Tyra Banks underwent a televised sonogram on her new talk show to prove that her breasts aren't fake.

"I'm tired of this rumor. It's something that's followed me forever," the supermodel said Tuesday on "The Tyra Banks Show."

After Banks asked the men in the audience to leave, Dr. Garth Fisher from ABC's "Extreme Makeover" performed a touch test and then the sonogram. He concluded: "Tyra Banks has natural breasts; there are no implants."

"By no means am I saying a breast implant is a bad thing, but it's not a choice that I made," the 31-year-old model said. "But it's something that a lot of the public ... think that I have, and that's so frustrating for me."

Banks, who models for Victoria's Secret, also displayed how her push-up bra exaggerated her body.

However, Banks said she's not totally real.

"I got fake hair, y'all. I got fake eyelashes."

The hour-long show was, as Banks declared, "all about breasts!" It also featured lessons on proper bra fitting and an appearance by a slimmed-down Anna Nicole Smith.

Aside from her syndicated daytime talk show (check local listings), Banks also hosts "America's Next Top Model." The fifth installment of the UPN reality series was to premiere Wednesday (8 p.m. EDT).

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NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) -- Ed McMahon is taking to the road to pay tribute to longtime TV partner Johnny Carson, stopping in the late-night king's home state to reflect on the pair's friendship.

Carson, who grew up in Norfolk, died Jan. 23 of emphysema at age 79. He was the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" from 1962 to 1992.

McMahon started working with Carson in 1957 as his announcer on "Who Do You Trust?" The game show ran until 1962.

"Heeeeere's Johnny!" was the booming announcement from McMahon that ushered Carson out to the stage of "The Tonight Show."

McMahon said he was closer to Carson than Carson's brother. They ate dinner together several nights a week and talked about their troubles, dreams and families.

"Johnny once described our relationship by saying we were as close as two people could be without being married," McMahon said.

Carson was the acknowledged king of late-night television and McMahon said the job was tough. It had its highs and lows like any job and Carson took it all in stride, he said.

"There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude," said McMahon, who gave a Town Hall Interpretations talk Tuesday.

"Everywhere I go people remember the certain moments of the show as the highlight of anything they ever saw in television," he said.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Trisha Yearwood postponed a Wednesday appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" following the death of her father.

Jack H. Yearwood, 72, died early Tuesday in Monticello, Ga., said Amber Williams, a publicist for the country singer's record label, MCA Nashville.

Few details were available. Funeral arrangements were pending.

"Please keep the Yearwood family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time," Williams said in a written statement.

Yearwood, 41, also postponed a Thursday performance at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles.

Her hits include "She's in Love With the Boy," "Walkaway Joe," "XXXs and OOOs (an American Girl)" and "Georgia Rain."

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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Jesse McCartney said footage shot during his tour of Australia will be spliced together to create a video clip for his next single, "Because You Live."

McCartney, who won three awards at last month's Teen Choice Awards, is on a six-date tour of Australia.

He'll shoot video as he visits the cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide.

"It will kind of be a montage of my life on the road and the tour," the 18-year-old singer told The Australian Associated Press. "All the emotions that you go through in the middle of a tour, and they're going to try and capture it all on tape."

"Because You Live" is from McCartney's album "Beautiful Soul."

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Orion Pictures co-founder and producer Mike Medavoy has nurtured the careers of some of Hollywood's brightest stars, from Steven Spielberg to Jane Fonda. Now Hollywood has given him a star on its Walk of Fame.

"Of the more than 500 Walk of Fame ceremonies I've hosted, I can't think of anyone who has been associated with more successful films," honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant, who officiated, said Monday.

Among those who turned out to witness the star's unveiling were Sean Penn, Sylvester Stallone, Patricia Clarkson, former Gov. Jerry Brown, former Mayor Richard Riordan and Medavoy's wife, Irena.

"Mike made a mistake making 'Rocky' and unleashing me to the public," joked Stallone.

Medavoy, now Phoenix Pictures' chairman, headed up production at United Artists in the 1970s, propelling Oscar-winning films such as "Rocky" and "Annie Hall."

He co-founded Orion Pictures in 1978, and his 12 years at the studio led to a stream of hits including "Platoon," "Amadeus," "The Terminator," "Dances With Wolves" and "The Silence of the Lambs." During his tenure as chairman of TriStar Pictures, the studio released critical and commercial hits such as "Philadelphia," "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Legends of the Fall."

He co-founded Phoenix Pictures in 1995, and its credits include "The People vs. Larry Flynt," "The Mirror Has Two Faces" and "Holes."

"I do want to thank Irena, whose birthday it is today," he told the crowd. "I want to thank my sons, who hopefully will bring their grandkids and great-grandkids to see this star."